patch: Applies diffs and patches to files¶
Description¶
‘patch’ takes a patch file containing a difference listing produced by the ‘diff’ program and applies those differences to one or more original files, producing patched versions.
The version of ‘patch’ included is the GNU one. Some of the ‘diff’ files produced by GNU ‘diff’ are not acceptable to some versions of the ‘patch’ command, such as the ‘patch’ command that comes with Solaris.
License¶
This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any later version.
Upstream Contact¶
Main web site: http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/patch/
Bug database: http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?group=patch
Submit bugs: http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?func=additem&group=patch
Mailing lists: bug-patch@gnu.org
Dependencies¶
None
Special Update/Build Instructions¶
In the event patches ever need to be made to this package, the method of applying the patches should not rely on the ‘patch’ existing on the system.
Type¶
standard
Equivalent System Packages¶
arch:
$ sudo pacman -S patch
conda:
$ conda install patch
cygwin:
$ apt-cyg install patch
Debian/Ubuntu:
$ sudo apt-get install patch
Fedora/Redhat/CentOS:
$ sudo yum install patch
freebsd:
$ sudo pkg install patch
homebrew:
$ brew install patch
opensuse:
$ sudo zypper install patch
slackware:
$ sudo slackpkg install patch
See https://repology.org/project/patch/versions
If the system package is installed, ./configure will check whether it can be used.